TRW at IAA Truck 2008 (Hall 13, Stand B76): TRW Highlights Safety ...

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"IAA Truck is a great opportunity for TRW to demonstrate itscapabilities supporting the truck manufacturers' desire to improvesafety, comfort and fuel efficiency," commented Alexander Wiertz,sales and engineering director, Europe, TRW Automotive CommercialSteering Systems. "This year we're introducing a new rack &pinion steering system for heavy commercial vehicles as well ashighlighting some recent innovations to improve safety for trucks."
TRW Automotive supports the commercial vehicle market in the areasof commercial steering, suspension, safety systems, advanced driverassist systems, steering wheels, fasteners and the aftermarket.
Fuel efficiency for LCVs
Dr. Dieter Fehlings, engineering director, steering systems for TRWAutomotive, added: "We are showcasing our electrically poweredhydraulic steering (EPHS) system for light commercial vehicles.TRW's testing has demonstrated that, with up to 0.3 litre fuelsaving per 100 km and related CO2 savings of approx 7g/km, thistechnology can support fleet owners and individual drivers of theservice vans that often have high weekly kilometer rates."
TRW's EPHS was launched earlier this year on the Citroen Berlingoand Peugeot Partner vans.
Dr. Fehlings added: "EPHS can be developed for the full range ofminivans including full-size step vans with increasingly powerfulversions of up to 1 KW of hydraulic power (1,000 watts). TRW's EPHSsystem provides a maximum rack assist force of 18 kN, making itsuitable for loads of up to 6 tonnes in gross weight.
"TRW's EPHS systems can also feature advanced speed proportionalsteering technology. This flexible tuning capability allows TRW'sEPHS system to adapt to different driving conditions, providing acomfortable setting for parking and city driving, while deliveringa safe and robust feel at higher speeds. There is also the optionfor EPHS to vary assist levels depending on the vehicle loadinginformation provided by other vehicle subsystems."
Intelligent safety
Dr. Alois Seewald, global director, systems integration for TRWAutomotive, said: "TRW has developed Driver Assist Systems thatsense the driving environment, analyse the situation and provide anappropriate response - whether that is driver warning, gentlesupport or intervention to mitigate the severity of a crash."
TRW has developed original equipment and aftermarket AdaptiveCruise Control for a number of truck manufacturers. TRW has alsodeveloped Lane Departure Warning and Lane Keeping Assist systemsand Forward Collision Warning systems that utilize video andmid-range radar systems at highly competitive costs.
About TRW
With 2007 sales of $14.7 billion, TRW Automotive ranks among theworld's leading automotive suppliers. Headquartered in Livonia,Michigan, USA, the Company, through its subsidiaries, operates in27 countries and employs more than 66,000 people worldwide. TRWAutomotive products include integrated vehicle control and driverassist systems, braking systems, steering systems, suspensionsystems, occupant safety systems (seat belts and airbags),electronics, engine components, fastening systems and aftermarketreplacement parts and services. All references to "TRW Automotive","TRW" or the "Company" in this press release refer to TRWAutomotive Holdings Corp. and its subsidiaries, unless otherwiseindicated. TRW Automotive news is available on the internet at http://www.trw.com/ .
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains statements that are not statements ofhistorical fact, but instead are forward-looking statements withinthe meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of1995. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on thesestatements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Allforward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions,risks and uncertainties which can cause our actual results todiffer materially from those suggested by the forward-lookingstatements, including those set forth in our Report on Form 10-Kfor the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 (our "Form 10-K"), andin our Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 28 andJune 27, 2008, such as: loss of market share, production cuts andcapacity reductions by domestic North American vehiclemanufacturers and a market shift in vehicle mix in North Americaand resulting restructuring initiatives, including bankruptcyactions, of our suppliers and customers; sharply increasingcommodity inflationary pressures adversely affecting ourprofitability and supply base, including any resulting inability ofour suppliers to perform as we expect; escalating pricing pressuresfrom our customers; our dependence on our largest customers;product liability, warranty and recall claims and efforts bycustomers to alter terms and conditions concerning warranty andrecall participation; strengthening of the U.S. dollar and otherforeign currency exchange rate fluctuations impacting our results;work stoppages or other labor issues at our facilities or at thefacilities of our customers or suppliers; our substantial debt andresulting vulnerability to an economic or industry downturn and torising interest rates; risks associated with non-U.S. operations,including economic uncertainty in some regions; potentialcontraction in consumer spending and production cuts in Europe;assertions by or against us relating to intellectual propertyrights; the possibility that our largest shareholder's interestswill conflict with ours; and other risks and uncertainties setforth in our Report on Form 10-K and in our other filings with theSecurities and Exchange Commission. We do not undertake anyobligation to release publicly any revision to any of theseforward-looking statements. http://www.newscom.com /cgi-bin/prnh/20010824/TRWLOGO"mime-type="application/octet-stream"> Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010824/TRWLOGO

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